Local electricity rates will not be affected by the TS2 project. 

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The project will bring in its own energy through a separate high voltage line funded by the TS2 project. This new transmission line is not connected to the Boulder City grid. This approach keeps the data center’s electricity needs apart from the City’s system and avoids pressure on local resources. 

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TS2 will buy electricity from wholesale suppliers and generators, including renewable sources. The City’s system and the project’s system run at different voltage levels, so they operate independently of the other.

 

As required by Nevada law, all energy sales must come through the local utility. TS2 will install and pay for an electric meter at the point of delivery where the project connects to the grid and will track how much energy the facility uses. There is no cost to Boulder City for any of the necessary equipment. TS2 will pay for all of the equipment the City needs to measure and bill TS2 for energy usage each month.

 

The data center’s peak demand is up to 167 megawatts. This amount is less than 2% of the total capacity at the Mead Substation. When the facility needs backup power, it can draw from its battery energy storage system or from biodiesel generators that run only when needed.

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TS2 proposes to contribute to an Energy Fund that will be used to lower resident's energy costs. TS2 will also make available their utility scale batteries and emergency back-up generators to Boulder City as needed during critical periods of peak demand.

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The goal is to keep the project’s energy needs separate from the City’s system, so residents do not see changes in their own service or rates.